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UK Country Singer-Songwriter Ags Connolly Premieres His New Single "The Meaning Of The Word"
AGS' NEW
STUDIO ALBUM "WRONG AGAIN" DROPS
FRIDAY (NOV. 1ST)
5 STARS ALBUM OF THE MONTH - COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE
5 STARS ALBUM OF THE MONTH - COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE
Label: Finstock Music
10 Tracks
Time: 37:35
Genre: Americana
PHYSICAL CD £10 From ARTIST WEBSITE
Debut #41 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (outside #1400 UK iTunes all-genres), then off top 200, then #11 (#430 UK iTunes all-genres), then #9 (#313 all-genres)
1 I'll Say When
2 The Meaning of the Word
3 Lonely Nights in Austin
5. Say It Out Loud 5:04 released 26 Sep 2019
6. What Were You Gonna Do About It
7. Indian Sign
8. Early Morning Rain
9. Then and Now
10. Sad Songs Forever
Extract: It is perfectly constructed with
lush harmonies, pedal-steel, Twangtastic guitars, rat-a-tat drumming and a rock
solid bass combo, as well as featuring Eamon McLaughlin’s steller fiddle
playing ….. then add Connolly’s trademark ‘world weary’ vocals and you have a
Country Song that much more famous singers dream of recording.
Apart from thoroughly enjoying this album;
I’m simply thrilled that my friend has had the opportunity to sing his songs in
such esteemed company; and company that brings out the best in him ……… now
hopefully World Domination is finally on the horizon ……. or at least an invite
to Country 2 Country, as this record is more Country than any of the names I
recognise on the 2020 poster!.....Read More
“One of the finest acts to come out of the UK” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire BBC Page
Wrong Again is Ags
Connolly’s third studio album, following on from his highly-acclaimed
offerings How About Now (2014) and Nothin’
Unexpected (2017). The traditional country singer-songwriter from
Oxfordshire, England, took the reins on this latest effort, producing the
album with a team of London-based musicians in the peaceful and intimate
surroundings of Woodworm Studios in his home county. Ags also enlisted the
expert help of accordionist Michael Guerra (The Mavericks) and fiddle
player Eamon McLoughlin (Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell),
both of whom had graced his previous album.
Alongside Ags’ trademark honky-tonk shuffles, drinking songs and barroom ballads, Wrong Again delves once more into Tex-Mex/south-of-the-border flavours while entering some new territory in the lively western swing closer ‘Sad Songs Forever.’ Meanwhile, the one cover on the album is a swelling, earthy imagining of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic ‘Early Morning Rain.’ Whilst perhaps not a concept album in the accepted sense, Wrong Again does feature recurring themes: miles covered in cars and planes, the lone existence of the protagonist, the spectre of Austin, Texas – all gathered in the unforgiving shadow of lost love. These undercurrents tie the songs to each other and ultimately form a very personal record of the period in which they were written.OUT TODAY!!— Ags Connolly (@ConnollyAgs) November 1, 2019
My new album 'Wrong Again' is officially released today, 1st November, via Finstock Music. Available to buy and stream from all the usual places, including all good UK record stores.
"Modern day traditionalism of the very, very best kind" - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 pic.twitter.com/j1pbr9UVL1
Described as “a national treasure”
by Europe’s biggest-selling country music magazine, Country Music
People, Connolly has built a reputation over the last few years as an
uncompromising country traditionalist in the UK and beyond, having also
headlined shows across the US and Europe. In an era when the pop and rock
incarnations of country music are enjoying a surge of popularity in the UK, Ags
continues to defend the last outpost of the genre’s traditional roots. Wrong
Again is another defiant offering in this vein, whilst also once again
showcasing the high songwriting and lyrical standards his music has come to be
known for.
Related BLOG POST (Oct 2, 2019): Billboard premieres country singer-songwriter Ags Connolly's latest single | New LP drops Nov. 1st
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